Successful tracheostomy decannulation after complete or sensory incomplete cervical spinal cord injury

Alterations in multidimensional motor unit number index of hand muscles after incomplete cervical spinal cord injury

The objective of this study was to apply a novel multidimensional motor unit number index (MD-MUNIX) technique to examine hand muscles in patients with incomplete cervical spinal cord injury (SCI). The MD-MUNIX was estimated from the compound muscle action potential (CMAP) and different levels of surface interference pattern electromyogram (EMG) at multiple directions of voluntary isometric mus...

Locomotion and Motor Neuron Plasticity after Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury

Locomotor training progression and outcomes after incomplete spinal cord injury.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The use of locomotor training with a body-weight-support system and treadmill (BWST) and manual assistance has increased in rehabilitation. The purpose of this case report is to describe the process for retraining walking in a person with an incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI) using the BWST and transferring skills from the BWST to overground assessment and community ambu...

Tracheostomy decannulation.

Tracheostomy tubes are placed for a variety of reasons, including failure to wean from mechanical ventilation, inability to protect the airway due to impaired mental status, inability to manage excessive secretions, and upper-airway obstruction. A tracheostomy tube is required in approximately 10% of patients receiving mechanical ventilation and allows the patient to move to a step-down unit or...

Cardiovascular Dysfunction Due to Sympathetic Hypoactivity After Complete Cervical Spinal Cord Injury

Spinal cord injury (SCI) is one of the most devastating of all traumatic events; it may cause permanent dysfunction in several organ systems and lead to motor and sensory impairment. Cardiovascular dysfunction has been recognized to be the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the acute and chronic stages following SCI. Although cardiovascular dysfunction causes the deaths of many SCI pat...